Yanos Gramatidis

YANOS GRAMATIDIS, born Larissa, Greece, May 12, 1952. Admitted, 1977, now Supreme Court, Greece.

Education: University of Athens Law School (LL.B.) and Department of Political Sciences (non-degree); The Hague Academy of International Law (D.O.A.); Institute International des Droits de l'Homme, Strasbourg(D.O.A.).

Author : "The Protection of Human Rights in Europe," 1982; "La Nouvelle Loi qui concerne les Relations entre les Hommes et les Femmes," 1983; "Acquisition of Real Property in Greece by Foreigners," 1985; "The New Law on Leasing in Greece",1987; "Hotel Contracts in Greece,"1987; "Time sharing in Greece," 1987; "The establishment of Lawyers in the EEC," 1983; "Franchising: The Greek Legislation," 1988; "Investment Incentives in Greece," 1988; "Mergers and Acquisitions in the ECC," 1988; "Bank Confidentiality in Greece," 1989."International M&A Law", 1991; "Franchising - Greece", 1992; "Pre-emptive Remedies in Europe" 1992; a large number of articles on Franchising. Editor : "International Franchising", 1992. Draftman of the Greek Code of Ethics for Franchising and of the official Franchise Terminology in Greek. Special Representative in Greece of the International Franchise Association 1992.

Member : Athens Bar Association; International Bar Association; (Member: Business Law, Section; General Practice Section, Greece and Eastern Europe Regional Coordinator of Committee Cc); American and Inter-American Bar Associations; Law Society of London; American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (Former member of Auditing Committee; General Counsel and member of the Board of Directors 1998 - member of the Executive Commitee 2003-); The Propeller Club of the United States of America, Port of Piraeus (General Secretary 2002-and 2nd Vice- President 2002-2005); British-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (Former member of Board of Directors); Hellenic - Albanian Chamber of Commerce (former Member of Board of Directors), Centre of International Legal Studies, Salzburg (Member of Board of Advisors); Southwestern Legal Foundation, Dallas (former Member of Board of Advisors); Solicitors European Group, London; Anglo-Hellenic Law Association, London (Chairman, 1988); Institute of European Law, The University of Birmingham; Correspondent of Express Ltd, Milwaukee, USA; EC Lawyers Society, London, England; World Jurist Association; International Litigation Practitioners Forum; Correspondent of Butterworths Journal of International Banking and Financial Law; International Pension & Employees Benefits Lawyers Association; The Franchise Association of Greece (General Counsel); European Franchise Federation (Member of the Legal Committee); European Franchise Lawyers Group.

Languages: Greek, English, French.

Practice Areas : Corporate, Franchising, Aircrafts leasing and securitization, Joint Ventures.